Wireless Watch

Published 31st January 2018

Starry moves to licensing model with Marvell, weighs 11ax versus 5G

Starry was one of the highest profile start-ups of last year, riding the interest in 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) to enjoy a strong spotlight on its millimeter wave, 802.11-based technology. But in reality, its chances of hitting the big time as an independent provider living in the niche FWA market were slim – but it now has a partnership with Marvell which could put it on course for a far more impactful business model. The firm continues to roll out fixed broadband services in the US in its ISP role, mainly targeting MDUs, but has only reached three markets so far. It uses the 39 GHz band and a proprietary implementation of the 802.11ac WiFi standard. Under its deal…